Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
bengalas de ventilação
English translation:
ventilation shafts.. airshafts.. vent shafts
Portuguese term
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
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bengalas de ventilação
| 4 +1 | ventilation shafts.. airshafts.. vent shafts |
airmailrpl
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| 3 | ventilation poles |
Gilmar Fernandes
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| 3 | venting standpipes |
Mario Freitas
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Mar 1, 2018 14:27: airmailrpl changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1163015">Douglas Bissell's</a> old entry - "bengalas de ventilação"" to ""ventilation shafts.. airshafts.. vent shafts""
Proposed translations
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ventilation shafts.. airshafts.. vent shafts
Ventilation shaft - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventilation_shaft
In subterranean civil engineering, ventilation shafts, also known as airshafts or vent shafts, are vertical passages used in mines and tunnels to move fresh air underground, and to remove stale air. In architecture, an airshaft is a small, vertical space within a tall building which permits ventilation of the building's interior ...
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Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
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venting standpipes
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Note added at 1 day 3 hrs (2018-02-25 19:04:58 GMT)
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The term "bengala" implies a curve or a U-shaped section at the bottom end of the pipe. A shaft is a straight channel, not a pipe.
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